Nehemiah 7
1 And it came to pass when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, that the doorkeepers and the singers and the Levites were appointed.
Umduli usuyakhwe kutsha lezivalo sengizifakile ezindaweni zazo, abalindi bamasango labahlabeleli labaLevi bakhethwa.
2 And I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the citadel, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many.
Ngabeka umfowethu uHanani ukuphatha iJerusalema, kanye loHananiya umlawuli wesigodlo lenqaba ngoba wayeyindoda elobuqotho, emesabayo uNkulunkulu kulamadoda amanengi.
3 And I said to them that the gates of Jerusalem should not be opened until the sun was hot, and that they should shut the doors and bar them while they stood by; and that there should be appointed watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one over against his house.
Ngathi kubo, “Amasango aseJerusalema makangavulwa ilanga lize litshise. Nxa abalindimasango belokhu besemsebenzini, kabavale iminyango bayinxibe. Njalo khethani izakhamizi zeJerusalema ukuba ngabalindi, abanye ezindaweni lapho abamiswe khona, abanye eduze lezindlu zabo.”
4 Now the city was large and great; but the people in it were few, and no houses were built.
Idolobho lalilikhulu libanzi, kodwa kwakulabantu abalutshwana phakathi kwalo, lezindlu zazingakavuselelwa.
5 And my God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, for registration by genealogy. And I found a genealogical register of those that had come up at the first, and I found written in it:
Kwathi uNkulunkulu wami wakubeka enhliziyweni yami ukuqoqa ndawonye izikhulu, lezinduna labantukazana nje ukuthi bazobhalisa ngezimuli. Ngathola umbhalo wezizukulwane walabo ababuya kuqala. Nanku engakuthola kubhaliwe lapho:
6 These are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and who came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one to his city;
laba yibo abantu belizwe abafikayo bephuma ebugqilini ababethunjiwe nguNebhukhadineza inkosi yaseBhabhiloni. Baba yizigqili (babuyela eJerusalema lakoJuda, ngulowo waya emzini wakibo,
7 those who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
abeza kanye loZerubhabheli, loJeshuwa, loNehemiya, lo-Azariya loRamiya, loNahamani, loModekhayi, loBhilishani loMisipherethi, loBhigivayi, loNehumi loBhana): uluhlu lwamadoda ako-Israyeli:
8 The children of Parosh, two thousand one hundred and seventy-two.
awesizukulwane sikaPharoshi ayezinkulungwane ezimbili lekhulu elilamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili,
9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred and seventy-two.
akaShefathiya ayengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili,
10 The children of Arah, six hundred and fifty-two.
aka-Ara ayengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu lambili,
11 The children of Pahath-Moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
akaPhahathi-Mowabi (ngosendo lukaJeshuwa loJowabi) ayezinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu ayisificaminwembili letshumi lasificaminwembili,
12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
aka-Elamu ayeyinkulungwane elamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu lane,
13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred and forty-five.
akaZathu ayengamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu,
14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and sixty.
akaZakhayi ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisithupha,
15 The children of Binnui, six hundred and forty-eight.
akaBhinuyi ayengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amane lasificaminwembili,
16 The children of Bebai, six hundred and twenty-eight.
akaBhebhayi ayengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amabili lasificaminwembili,
17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred and twenty-two.
aka-Azigadi ayezinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lambili,
18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred and sixty-seven.
aka-Adonikhamu ayengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisithupha lasikhombisa,
19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand and sixty-seven.
akaBhigivayi ayezinkulungwane ezimbili lamatshumi ayisithupha lasikhombisa,
20 The children of Adin, six hundred and fifty-five.
aka-Adini ayengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu,
21 The children of Ater of [the family of] Hezekiah, ninety-eight.
aka-Atheri (ngoHezekhiya) ayengamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificaminwembili,
22 The children of Hashum, three hundred and twenty-eight.
akaHashumi ayengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lasificaminwembili,
23 The children of Bezai, three hundred and twenty-four.
akaBhezayi ayengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lane,
24 The children of Hariph, a hundred and twelve.
akaHarifi ayelikhulu letshumi lambili,
25 The children of Gibeon, ninety-five.
akaGibhiyoni ayengamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lanhlanu,
26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, a hundred and eighty-eight.
amadoda ayeseBhethilehema leNethofa ayelikhulu lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lasificaminwembili,
27 The men of Anathoth, a hundred and twenty-eight.
ayese-Anathothi ayelikhulu lamatshumi amabili lasificaminwembili,
28 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty-two.
ayeseBethi Azimavethi ayengamatshumi amane lambili,
29 The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three.
ayeseKhiriyathi-Jeyarimi, leKhefira leBherothi ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amane lantathu,
30 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred and twenty-one.
ayeseRama leGebha ayengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amabili lanye,
31 The men of Michmas, a hundred and twenty-two.
ayeseMikhimashi ayelikhulu lamatshumi amabili lambili,
32 The men of Bethel and Ai, a hundred and twenty-three.
ayeseBhetheli le-Ayi ayelikhulu lamatshumi amabili lantathu,
33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty-two.
awakweyinye iNebho ayengamatshumi amahlanu lambili,
34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.
awakweyinye i-Elamu ayeyinkulungwane elamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu lane,
35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
ayeseHarimi ayengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili,
36 The children of Jericho, three hundred and forty-five.
aseJerikho ayengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amane lanhlanu,
37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred and twenty-one.
ayeseLodi, eHadidi le-Ono ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili lane,
38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
ayeseSenaya ayezinkulungwane ezintathu lamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu.
39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and seventy-three.
Abaphristi: abesizukulwane sikaJedaya (ngosendo lukaJeshuwa) babengamakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu,
40 The children of Immer, a thousand and fifty-two.
abaka-Imeri babeyinkulungwane elamatshumi amahlanu lambili,
41 The children of Pashhur, a thousand two hundred and forty-seven.
abakaPhashuri babeyinkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lasikhombisa,
42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
abakaHarimi babeyinkulungwane eletshumi lasikhombisa.
43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua [and] of Kadmiel, of the children of Hodvah, seventy-four.
AbaLevi: abesizukulwane sikaJeshuwa (ngoKhadimiyeli ngosendo lukaHodaviya) babengamatshumi ayisikhombisa lane.
44 The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred and forty-eight.
Abahlabeleli: Abesizukulwane sika-Asafi babelikhulu lamatshumi amane lasificaminwembili.
45 The doorkeepers: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, a hundred and thirty-eight.
Abalindimasango ethempeli: abesizukulwane sikaShalumi, lo-Atheri, loThalimoni, lo-Akhubi, loHathitha loShobhayi babelikhulu lamatshumi amathathu lasificaminwembili.
46 The Nethinim: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
Izinceku zethempelini: abesizukulwane sikaZiha, loHasufa loThabhawothi,
47 the children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
loKherosi, loSiya, loPhadoni,
48 the children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Salmai,
loLebhana, loHagabha, loShalimayi,
49 the children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
loHanani, loGideli, loGahari,
50 the children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
loReyaya, loRezini, loNekhoda,
51 the children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
loGazami, lo-Uza, loPhaseya,
52 the children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
loBhesayi, loMewunimi, loNefushesimi,
53 the children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
loBhakibhuki, loHakufa, loHahuri,
54 the children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
loBhaziluthi, loMehida, loHasha,
55 the children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
loBhakhosi, loSisera, loThema,
56 the children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
loNeziya loHathifa.
57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
Abezizukulwane zezinceku zikaSolomoni: Abesizukulwane sikaSothayi, loSoferethi loPherida,
58 the children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
loJayala, loDakhoni, loGideli,
59 the children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth-Hazzebaim, the children of Amon.
loShefathiya, loHathili, loPhokherethi-Hazebhayimi lo-Amoni.
60 All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, three hundred and ninety-two.
Izinceku zethempelini labezizukulwane zezinceku zikaSolomoni babengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lambili.
61 And these are they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub-Addon and Immer; but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
Abalandelayo laba bavela emadolobheni aseTheli Mela, eTheli Hasha, eKherubi, e-Adoni, lase-Imeri, kodwa behluleka ukuveza ukuthi usendo lwabo lwaphuma ko-Israyeli:
62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobijah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred and forty-two.
abesizukulwane sikaDelaya, loThobhiya loNekhoda babengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amane lambili.
63 And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called after their name.
Ababephuma kubaphristi kwakuyilaba: abesizukulwane sikaHobhaya, esikaHakhozi lesikaBhazilayi (indoda eyayithethe indodakazi kaBhazilayi umGiliyadi layo yayibizwa ngalelobizo).
64 These sought their genealogical register, but it was not found; therefore were they, as polluted, removed from the priesthood.
Laba baphenya imibhalo yembali yezimuli zabo, kodwa bayiswela ngakho basuswa ebuphristini kwathiwa bangcolile.
65 And the Tirshatha said to them that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up the priest with Urim and Thummim.
Ngakho-ke, umbusi wabalaya ukuthi bangakudli loba yikuphi ukudla okungcwele kuze kubekhona umphristi wokubuza inkatho i-Urimi leThumimi.
66 The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
Ixuku lonke lalilinani elifika inkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lambili lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha,
67 besides their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred and thirty-seven; and they had two hundred and forty-five singing-men and singing-women.
ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo ezesilisa labesifazane ezazifika inkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lasikhombisa; njalo belabahlabeleli besilisa labesifazane abafika amakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu.
68 Their horses were seven hundred and thirty-six; their mules, two hundred and forty-five;
Kwakulamabhiza ayefika amakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu lasithupha, imbongolo ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu, amakamela angamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu,
69 the camels, four hundred and thirty-five; the asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
labobabhemi abazinkulungwane eziyisithupha lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili.
70 And some of the chief fathers gave to the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand darics of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' coats.
Ezinye inhloko zezimuli zancedisa emsebenzini. Umbusi wanikela esikhwameni esikhulu, amadrakhima egolide ayinkulungwane, imiganu engamatshumi amahlanu lezigqoko zabaphristi ezingamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi amathathu.
71 And [some] of the chief fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand two hundred pounds of silver.
Abanye abazinhloko zezimuli baphosela esikhwameni amadrakhima egolide azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lamamina esiliva azinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amabili.
72 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand pounds of silver, and sixty-seven priests' coats.
Sekukonke okwaphiwa ngabantu bonke kwaba ngamadrakhima egolide azinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili, amamina esiliva azinkulungwane ezimbili lezigqoko zabaphristi ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lasikhombisa.
73 And the priests, and the Levites, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities. And when the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in their cities,
Abaphristi, labaLevi, labalindimasango, labahlabeleli, lezinceku zethempelini, kanye labanye abantu lo-Israyeli wonke, bahlala emadolobheni akibo.
